The Best Poster Prize was won by Amanda Burnett (Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield). The poster was titled 'Regulation of Monocyte-Endothelial Cell Interactions by Neutrophil-Derived Microparticles'

The Young Investigator Prize was won by Abdul Hameed (Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield) with his talk entitled 'Tissue Trail Drives Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling and Its Inhibition Reverses Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension'

Imagine if your GP or consultant were able to show you, through a computerised model of yourself, the effects of potential treatments on your body.

That’s the vision of the Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Modelling (INSIGNEO), a new research institute set up by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield.

Over £3.1 million will be invested in a state-of-the-art NHS Clinical Research Facility at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to develop new treatments to benefit patients across Yorkshire, the Humber and beyond, the Government announced today (1 March 2012).

Ticagrelor, a new drug that could prevent one in five heart attack deaths, has this month been launched as a new treatment for heart attack victims across South Yorkshire, replacing the standard treatment clopidogrel for many patients admitted to hospital.

Robert Storey, Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sheffield's Department of Cardiovascular Science and Academic Director of the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Directorate, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has led UK investigations into the drug for the past 15 years.

Two years ago Alan Powell, then editor of The Star, had a massive heart attack. He was unconscious for six days, his family were told to expect the worst and colleagues at The Star prepared an obituary for their boss. Today, aged 66, having retired and recovered from his heart attack, Alan tells his story for the first time, to The Star Health Reporter Ben Spencer.

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) recently held the ninth Arab Medicine Transfusion Course as part of efforts to educate healthcare professionals about blood donor recruitment and address the need for more blood donors in Qatar. This was the first time Qatar hosted the course, which is rotated annually among different countries in order to focus on pressing healthcare issues in each country.

Dr Aysha Al Malki, Administrative and Technical Director at HMC’s Blood Donor Center, Head of the Organising Committee and University of Sheffield alumni said “For this course, we have identified a need for massive recruitment of blood donors in Qatar.”

Professor Tindale, Consultant Clinical Scientist and Scientific Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Science at the University of Sheffield, was given the coveted Beacon Award at the Medilink Healthcare Business Awards 2011.